Etymologies

Examples

Many of those detectives still serve in the police department -- and face no adverse consequences when they periodically invoke their Fifth Amendment right against self-incrimination rather than answer questions about their past interrogation practices.

The committee will hold a hearing on Friday with Solyndra executives, who have said through their attorneys that they will invoke their Fifth Amendment rights to avoid self-incrimination and will not answer questions.

At a recent congressional hearing, Mr. Harrison and the company's chief financial officer declined to answer questions from lawmakers and invoked their Fifth Amendment right against self-incrimination.